NAC 617.010Scope. (NRS 616A.400)This
chapter applies to all firefighters and police officers who are required to
submit to physical examinations and tests to receive industrial insurance benefits
pursuant to NRS 617.454, 617.455 and 617.457 and to their employers.

NAC 617.050Lung examinations. (NRS
616A.400)The
lung examinations conducted pursuant to NRS 617.455 must include at least
the following elements and must be supported by the following written material:

1. Form OD-1, Firemen and Police Officers’
Medical History Form, as prescribed by the Division and completed by the firefighter
or police officer being examined;

2. Form OD-2, Firemen and Police Officers’
Lung Examination Form, as prescribed by the Division and completed by the
examining physician;

3. An X-ray film of the chest;

4. If the person being examined is a police
officer or a salaried firefighter, a pulmonary function test; and

1. Cardiac examinations which are conducted
pursuant to NRS 617.457 must
include at least the following elements and must be supported by the following
written material:

(a) Form OD-1, Firemen and Police Officers’ Medical
History Form, as prescribed by the Division and completed by the firefighter or
police officer being examined;

(b) Form OD-3, Firemen and Police Officers’
Extensive Heart Examination Form, as prescribed by the Division and completed
by the examining physician;

(c) A stethoscopic examination of the heart;

(d) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (e),
an electrocardiogram;

(e) If the person being examined is a police
officer or a salaried firefighter who is 40 years of age or older, a stress
electrocardiogram, in lieu of the electrocardiogram required by paragraph (d);

(f) A blood test to determine the amounts of
triglycerides and cholesterol which are present; and

(g) A urine test to determine the amount of glucose
which is present.

2. Cardiac examinations which are conducted
in the sixth year of continuous service and in each year of service thereafter
must include the following elements and must be supported by the following
written material:

(a) Form OD-1, Firemen and Police Officers’ Medical
History Form, as prescribed by the Division and completed by the firefighter or
police officer being examined;

(b) Form OD-4, Firemen and Police Officers’ Limited
Heart Examination Form, as prescribed by the Division and completed by the
examining physician;

(c) A stethoscopic examination of the heart; and

(d) If the examining physician believes
circumstances warrant such a test, an electrocardiogram.

1. Schedule the physical examinations,
including the test of the functioning of the hearing of an employee, that are
required pursuant to NRS 617.454,
617.455 and 617.457.

2. Maintain the records of all physical
examinations, including the test of the functioning of the hearing of an
employee, that are completed pursuant to NRS 617.454, 617.455 and 617.457 for at least 2 years after
the death of the firefighter or police officer.

3. Discuss with the employee any warning
from the examining physician indicating that the employee has a predisposition
to the contraction of a disease of the heart or lungs.

4. If the employee can correct any
predisposing physical condition of which he has been warned pursuant to
subsection 3, inform the employee that failure to correct the condition may
exclude him from benefits under chapter
617 of NRS.

5. Pay for any additional physical
examinations he requires which are beyond the scope of the physical
examinations and tests required by NRS
617.454, 617.455 and 617.457.

1. Submit to the physical examinations and
the test of the functioning of the hearing of an employee that are required by NRS 617.454, 617.455 and 617.457, and by his employer, at
the time scheduled by his employer unless he has a reasonable excuse for
missing the scheduled examination;

2. Complete and file with the insurer Form
OD-1, Firemen and Police Officers’ Medical History Form, as prescribed by the Division;
and

3. Sign a form acknowledging receipt of the
forms provided by the examining physician.

NAC 617.100Examining physician to provide copies of forms. (NRS 616A.400)The
examining physician who conducts a physical examination pursuant to NRS 617.455 or 617.457 shall provide the employer
and the employee with a copy of:

1. The form required to be completed by
subsection 4 of NAC 617.075; and